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Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... Disease • Central: Stroke ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Lightheaded ... • Anemia • Peripheral ... Somatization #Dizzy ... Lightheadedness #Neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm True ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Forehead ... Most commonly stroke ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... #neurology #sparing
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central from ... Peripheral Vertigo ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #neurology #bppv ... #comparison #table
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Collateral history from ... - Syncope - Stroke ... Postictal state #Algorithm ... #management #Neurology
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
- Visceral - (From ... lancinating - Peripheral ... Limb • Post-stroke ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
result either from ... nerve, anywhere from ... pathways, as in a stroke ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... last anywhere from ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology